Dymocks Dead Poets Society: Rupi Kaur featuring Heather McGinn

Thursday 18th May 2017

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Dymocks Adelaide, 135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide.

 

Another living poet for our tribute this month!

Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based inToronto, Canada. At the age of 5 she began to draw and paint – a hobby picked up from her mother. Being an immigrant from India, she was unable to speak in English with the other children at school. This naturally meant a lot more time alone. But once she picked up the language, books became her best friends.

She drew until the age of 17 when she began … ... Read more ...

Pop-up Slam #1 goes off!!

What a great start for the Pop Up Slam season at the fabulous Brick City Bar => excellent performances from seasoned crew and newbies alike + terrific audience / judges => top class vibe!! Congrats to winner Ashlee Spalding. And big cheers to Tahi Atea and Chanel Trezise who had a slam-off for second place, ultimately won by Tahi, especially good since it was Chanel’s first-ever go at a slam!!

 

Dymock’s Dead Poets Society: Sharon Olds featuring Nikki Baumann

Thursday, April 20th 2017, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Dymocks Adelaide, 135 Rundle Street, Adelaide.

A living poet this month: the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds presented by Nikki Baumann.

Sharon Olds, (born November 19, 1942, San Francisco, California, U.S.), is an American poet best known for her powerful, often erotic, imagery of the body and her examination of the family. Olds grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of an abusive, alcoholic father and a weak, compliant mother; her anger at her parents would influence her poetry. She studied at Stanford University (B.A., 1964) and at Columbia … ... Read more ...

Dymocks Dead Poets Society: Philip Larkin presented by Bruce Greenhalgh

SPOKEN WORD SA proudly brings you our Dead Poets Society tribute to

Philip Larkin featuring Bruce Greenhalgh live at

Dymocks Adelaide 

135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide

Thursday, 23rd march, 2017, 6:00 – 8:30 pm.

Find out how a publicity shy librarian and poet became a controversial figure. Find out what your parents did wrong …

Remember it’s FREE ENTRY. A selection of poetic works by Larkin will be available for sale.

There is an open mic, where you can read a poem by Philip Larkin and one of your own that reflects his influence on you. For more about more about … ... Read more ...

Spoke N Slurred’s Big Night Out! This Sunday…

This Sunday, 26th February, Spoke n Slurred features two kick-arse poets, the amazing Alison Bennett, 2016 SA Slam winner, and Anisa Nandaula, current Queensland slam champion.

At the Coffee Pot, 27 Rundle Mall, Sunday 26th February, 5 – 9 pm.

More details here and here.

Sarah Jane Justice is our first Poet-in-Residence at the City Library for 2017

Spoken Word SA and Adelaide City Library are proud to present our first poet in residence for 2017 – Sarah Jane Justice who will be commencing her residency “If These Books Could Talk” on Tuesday 7th March.

A Summer Slam 2017 heat winner, Sarah has been working as a ‘Musical Storyteller’ which involved the creation of two albums and an EP along with performing in her own Fringe Show in 2016. Her residency will reinvigorate library contents and spaces by way of focusing on specific content in books, both digital and the physical, turning them into a spoken word piece. … ... Read more ...

Aislinn Rossi wins 2017 Summer Slam!

Congratulations to 2017 Summer Slam winner, Aislinn Rossi, and runner-up, Andrew Drake, closely followed by Caroline Reid. A hot night at Jive with all finalists on top of their game. Great work also from amazing musos, Waterpark with guest spoken word performances from Gemma Boyd, Wallis Prophet and Joseph Duigan.

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